On the beautiful mandarin duck pillow, Shen Shuyan could not sleep with her eyes wide open, her mind was filled with the fragrance.
She really couldn't figure out why the other party wanted to hide it from her.
Looking at Zhou Yungan sleeping beside her, she felt uncomfortable.
She has fallen in love with him, so Zhou Yunyi can only become a thing of the past.
Love doesn't matter who comes first. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken. If you marry a dog, follow the dog.
She will assist Yungan well in the future. As for King Yi... in the future, she will leave his body intact...
On the second day of King Jing's wedding, the emperor issued an order for King Xuan Jing and King Yi to enter the palace together to participate in the management of state affairs.
The emperor's imperial edict undoubtedly tells the world that the candidates for the future crown prince are among these two people.
In the following days, Song Heqing followed Zhou Yunyi in and out of the palace as a personal bodyguard.
Today, an urgent letter that traveled eight hundred miles arrived in front of the imperial court. The emperor could no longer see it, so he could only ask the eunuch to read it to him.
After reading the whole article, it turns out that the uprisings in the southwestern states that were just suppressed last year have sprouted again.
It is said that these rebels have captured several cities in succession and are facing off against the southwestern army.
The old emperor did not speak, but asked:
"Fourth and Sixth Lao, how do you think this matter will be resolved?"
Other ministers are waiting to see what happens.
Zhou Yungan came out first and said:
"Father, these rebels have been suppressed once before, and now they have made a comeback. They obviously don't take Tian En seriously. In this case, they should be suppressed with thunderous means and a large army! Cutting off the roots, I am willing to lead the army there."
As soon as these words came out, many radical ministers also echoed:
"Your Majesty, I feel that what King Jing said is very true. These rebels are not showing mercy to Tianen, but they have rebelled again and again. They are really abominable, and not killing them is not enough to satisfy their hatred."
"Master Li is saying that at this point, the only way to suppress these young men is to kill them all."
Of course, some ministers who objected also stood up:
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. In recent years, the weather in the southwest has been erratic, and the ground has often been bare. The people have risen up in rebellion. If they are suppressed, it will definitely bring disgrace to Your Majesty."
The old emperor nodded:
"Well, that makes sense. How do you think Mr. Cui should handle this matter?"
"It's better to dispatch personnel to Zhao'an, divide the rebels, and then transport relief food to meet the urgent need!"
Zhou Yungan heard this, but objected:
"No, Mr. Cui is kind, but these rebels are capricious. You are only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. It would be better to kill them directly."
For a time, the court fell into another dispute.
These voices of different opinions made the old emperor's ears hurt, and he yelled:
"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Lao Liu, tell me, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhou Yunyi remained calm:
"Father, I think everyone's methods are reasonable, but in my opinion, I can add one more."
"Oh? Please tell me in detail."
"My father and I have been checking local chronicles during this period and found that the southwestern states have been prone to drought since ancient times."
The emperor nodded:
"Yes, the southwest states have many mountains and mountains, no big rivers, and the soil is barren and cannot hold water. The grain production is indeed far less than other places."
Zhou Yunyi continued:
"Yes, it is precisely because of this that droughts are prone to occur in the southwestern states when there is insufficient rain. Flash floods are prone to occur when there is too much rain. However, Yizhou in the southwest has few riots, and food taxes are normal."
emperor:
"Well, Yizhou does have long-term peace and stability, so why can they persist in natural disasters?"
"Father, have you ever heard of Mr. Bai Yang?"
"Are you talking about the famous official from the previous dynasty, Su Baiyang?"
"Yes, according to historical records, Su Baiyang was demoted to Yizhou.
He led the people in the local area to build water conservancy projects, built a large number of ponds, reservoirs, and dug canals to ensure the irrigation capacity of local agriculture.
This is also the reason why Yizhou suffered the least disaster in the next hundreds of years. "
"There is indeed such a thing. Do you mean to build water conservancy projects in the southwestern states?"
"Yes……"
Before Zhou Yunyi finished speaking, Zhou Yungan on the side couldn't wait to jump out and show off himself, mockingly saying:
"Sixth brother, you are too naive. You have to know how much manpower and material resources are needed to build water conservancy. With the famine in the southwestern states, where is the ability?"
Zhou Yunyi looked at him displeased. Before he could express his dissatisfaction, the emperor above said:
"Fourth child, why are you interrupting? Let Sixth child finish speaking!"
Zhou Yungan's expression changed and he stopped talking.
After the emperor was out of sight, he couldn't even control his expression.
That angry and resentful expression fell in the eyes of many ministers present.
They already have a measure in mind.
Zhou Yunyi said again:
"Regarding the matter in the southwest, Erchen feels that now that the disaster is serious, we must first solve the problem of food for the people, and secondly the problem of rebels. If more and more people do not have enough to eat, the rebels will only be more and more suppressed. many."
Many ministers showed approval.
Zhou Yunyi continued to talk about his plan:
"Similarly, I know that many people are worried that building water conservancy projects, relieving victims, and killing stubborn thieves will inevitably require large financial expenditures, leading to an empty national treasury, right?"
Everyone present nodded at the same time:
"Indeed, where does this money come from?"
Zhou Yunyi:
"Have you ever thought about using charity in lieu of salary?"
"Relief in lieu of salary?"
"Yes, that's right. We use food to replace wages and call on the victims to build water conservancy projects. If we still want to save, then we can use old food from previous years or buy cheap food in nearby state capitals.
For the victims of the disaster, if they have something to eat and can't survive, they will go to work.
On the one hand, we will solve the famine, and on the other hand, we will concentrate our efforts to ensure that water conservancy can be used next year!
As for those rebels who are unrepentant, then send the army to kill them. "
"Wonderful, this method is wonderful!"
Zhou Yunyi's suggestion won the approval of most people. It was indeed cost-effective and effective. The emperor also said happily:
"This is a good idea. Just follow what the Sixth Prince said, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. You three will assist the Sixth Prince and come up with the plan as soon as possible."
"I'm waiting for the order!"
…………
In the next two days, Zhou Yunyi barely slept a wink, eating, drinking, and having sex at the Ministry of Works.
Finalize various details with several ministers and ministers, including: procurement, troop deployment, appropriation, transportation of grain, etc., everything is down to the smallest detail.
Even Song Heqing was confused when he saw it.
Finally, on the evening of the next day, the plan was finally drawn up.
After quickly copying one copy, it was transported to the palace by the master of Ouchi without stopping.
Zhou Yunyi also got on the carriage back home. He was extremely sleepy and fell asleep in the carriage under the care of the servant.
Song Heqing sat aside and watched.
Suddenly the carriage stopped and almost hit Zhou Yunyi's head.
But he was so sleepy that he raised his eyelids and closed them immediately.
The boy cursed in a low voice:
"Groomman, how did you drive the car? What if you hit the prince?"
The strange thing is that there are only the arrogant sounds of horses outside, but no human sounds.
Song Heqing shook his head at the young man.
Opening the curtain, a headless body fell in.
The boy's face turned pale on the spot.
He opened his mouth for a long time, but no words came out.
